Slavery in the South
How did slavery in the American South differ from slavery in many earlier societies?
A) It was based on religion.
B) It was based on race rather than prisoners of war.
C) It was temporary rather than lifelong.
D) It involved mostly European laborers.
B) It was based on race rather than prisoners of war.
What caused many white Northerners to attack black communities in the 1800s?
A) Religious differences
B) Fear that blacks would take their jobs
C) Anger about the abolitionist movement
D) Government laws forcing integration
B) Fear that blacks would take their jobs
Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
A) George Washington
B) John Adams
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Thomas Jefferson
D) Thomas Jefferson
What were the compromises about slavery in the Constitution called?
A) The Virginia Compromise
B) The Missouri Compromise
C) The Great Compromise
D) The Compromise of 1787
C) The Great Compromise
Where was Phillis Wheatley originally from?
A) Africa
B) Europe
C) South America
D) The Caribbean
A) Africa
Why did wealthy plantation owners want to control laws regarding slavery?
A) To protect their power and economic interests
B) To promote equality among Southerners
C) To gradually end slavery
D) To avoid conflict with Northern states
A) To protect their power and economic interests
Which event best demonstrates how violently some Northerners reacted to racial integration?
A) The closing of Northern factories
B) The burning of Prudence Crandall’s school
C) The Boston Tea Party
D) The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
B) The burning of Prudence Crandall’s school
Which famous phrase from the Declaration begins with “We hold these truths to be self-evident”?
A) “All men are created equal.”
B) “Give me liberty or give me death.”
C) “Government derives its power from the consent of the governed.”
D) “A government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
A) “All men are created equal.”
Why did the delegates avoid abolishing slavery in the Constitution?
A) They believed slavery was already dying out
B) They feared Southern states would refuse to sign or ratify it
C) They thought Britain would object
D) They didn’t know slavery existed in the South
B) They feared Southern states would refuse to sign or ratify it
About how old was Phillis Wheatley when she was captured by slave traders?
A) 5 or 6
B) 7 or 8
C) 10 or 11
D) 13 or 14
B) 7 or 8
By the time the Civil War began, about what percentage of blacks in the South were free?
A) 10%
B) 15%
C) 25%
D) 35%
C) 25%
According to Dutch law, what happened to children of freed slaves?
A) They became free automatically
B) They were sold to other colonies
C) They remained legally enslaved
D) They were sent back to Africa
C) They remained legally enslaved
What rights are listed as “unalienable” in the Declaration of Independence?
A) Freedom, Justice, and Honor
B) Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness
C) Equality, Freedom, and Prosperity
D) Life, Property, and the pursuit of Power
B) Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness
What was the main argument of Southerners about states’ rights?
A) The federal government should have complete power
B) Each state could decide whether a federal law was constitutional
C) The president alone should decide state issues
D) The Supreme Court should not exist
B) Each state could decide whether a federal law was constitutional
Who taught Phillis Wheatley to read and write?
A) Her master, John Wheatley
B) Her teacher at a local school
C) The Wheatleys’ daughter, Mary
D) A local pastor
C) The Wheatleys’ daughter, Mary
What fraction of Southern families actually owned slaves in the 1700s and 1800s?
A) One in two
B) One in four
C) One in three
D) One in five
B) One in four
What was the last Northern state to abolish slavery, and when did it do so?
A) Massachusetts, 1800
B) Pennsylvania, 1804
C) New York, 1817
D) Delaware, 1830
C) New York, 1817
In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
A) 1756
B) 1776
C) 1787
D) 1791
B) 1776
What did the “Three-Fifths Compromise” decide?
A) Every slave would be counted as 3/5 of a person for representation and taxes
B) Slaves had to work 3/5 of their lives before being freed
C) 3/5 of all states had to allow slavery
D) Only 3/5 of states could vote on slavery laws
A) Every slave would be counted as 3/5 of a person for representation and taxes
Where was Phillis Wheatley’s book published in 1773?
A) Boston
B) France
C) Virginia
D) England
D) England
Based on the text, what was the long-term impact of these beliefs about race and slavery in the South?
A) They faded quickly after Europe ended slavery.
B) They strengthened Southern resistance to ending slavery.
C) They led to the immediate freeing of slaves.
D) They caused the South to industrialize faster than the North.
B) They strengthened Southern resistance to ending slavery.
Which Northern state was the first to end slavery, and in what year?
A) Vermont, 1777
B) Pennsylvania, 1780
C) Massachusetts, 1787
D) New York, 1817
A) Vermont, 1777
According to the Declaration, what can people do if a government fails to protect their rights?
A) Accept it as unchangeable
B) Appeal to another nation
C) Change or abolish it and form a new one
D) Wait for the next election
C) Change or abolish it and form a new one
In what year was the U.S. Constitution written?
A) 1776
B) 1783
C) 1787
D) 1791
C) 1787
What was the title of Phillis Wheatley’s published book of poetry?
A) Poems on Liberty and Freedom
B) Poems of Faith and Patriotism
C) Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
D) Reflections from a Slave Girl
C) Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral